Ukraine's President welcomes new sanctions but criticises 'unacceptable' delay

May 31 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday welcomed a sixth package of European Union sanctions against Russia but criticised what he called an “unacceptable” delay in the bloc agreeing the latest measures. “When over 50 days have passed between the...

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Updated At : 03:12 AM Jun 01, 2022 IST

May 31

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday welcomed a sixth package of European Union sanctions against Russia but criticised what he called an “unacceptable” delay in the bloc agreeing the latest measures.

“When over 50 days have passed between the 5th and 6th sanction packages, the situation is not acceptable for us,” Zelenskyy said, speaking alongside Slovakia’s President Zuzana Caputova in Kyiv. Reuters